RACING DRIVER
Ken Kavanagh
1923 - 2019

Ken Kavanagh
Thomas Kenrick Kavanagh (12 December 1923 – 26 November 2019) was an Australian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and racing driver. In 1952, Kavanagh became the first Australian to win a motorcycle Grand Prix race when he won the 350cc Ulster Grand Prix. In 1956, he won the Junior TT at the Isle of Man TT races. Kavanagh entered two Formula One Grands Prix in 1958 with his own Maserati 250F, firstly in Monaco where he failed to qualify, and lastly in the Belgian Grand Prix where he missed out on the race having blown his engine in practice, after having qualified 20th of 28 entrants. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ken Kavanagh is the 440th most popular racing driver (up from 443rd in 2019), the 263rd most popular biography from Australia (down from 230th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Australian Racing Driver.
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Among RACING DRIVERS
Among racing drivers, Ken Kavanagh ranks 440 out of 1,080. Before him are Gimax, Jan Magnussen, Kazuyoshi Hoshino, Bernd Schneider, Hans Binder, and Hermann Paul Müller. After him are Jan Flinterman, Emanuele Pirro, Graziano Rossi, Hiroshi Fushida, Pedro Lamy, and Héctor Rebaque.
Most Popular Racing Drivers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGimax
1938 - 2021
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 434
Jan Magnussen
1973 - Present
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 435
Kazuyoshi Hoshino
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 436
Bernd Schneider
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 437
Hans Binder
1948 - Present
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 438
Hermann Paul Müller
1909 - 1975
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 439
Ken Kavanagh
1923 - 2019
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 440
Jan Flinterman
1919 - 1992
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 441
Emanuele Pirro
1962 - Present
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 442
Graziano Rossi
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 443
Hiroshi Fushida
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 444
Pedro Lamy
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.80
Rank: 445
Héctor Rebaque
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 446
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1923, Ken Kavanagh ranks 360. Before him are Thea Beckman, Norman Smith, Dina Merrill, Giorgio Albertazzi, Noël Vandernotte, and Aage Larsen. After him are Paavo Lonkila, Nena, Eugenio Calabi, Břetislav Pojar, Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, and Bülent Ulusu. Among people deceased in 2019, Ken Kavanagh ranks 400. Before him are Stefan Angelov, Galina Volchek, Göran Malmqvist, Jürgen Kissner, Mary L. Good, and Ayşen Gruda. After him are Artur Brauner, Carolee Schneemann, Frans Andriessen, Carlo Maria Abate, Miguel León-Portilla, and Anatoly Krutikov.
Others Born in 1923
Go to all RankingsThea Beckman
WRITER
1923 - 2004
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 354
Norman Smith
WRITER
1923 - 2008
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 355
Dina Merrill
ACTOR
1923 - 2017
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 356
Giorgio Albertazzi
ACTOR
1923 - 2016
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 357
Noël Vandernotte
ATHLETE
1923 - 2020
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 358
Aage Larsen
ATHLETE
1923 - 2016
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 359
Ken Kavanagh
RACING DRIVER
1923 - 2019
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 360
Paavo Lonkila
SKIER
1923 - 2017
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 361
Nena
SOCCER PLAYER
1923 - 2010
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 362
Eugenio Calabi
MATHEMATICIAN
1923 - 2023
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 363
Břetislav Pojar
FILM DIRECTOR
1923 - 2012
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 364
Bhairon Singh Shekhawat
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2010
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 365
Bülent Ulusu
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2015
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 366
Others Deceased in 2019
Go to all RankingsStefan Angelov
WRESTLER
1947 - 2019
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 394
Galina Volchek
ACTOR
1933 - 2019
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 395
Göran Malmqvist
LINGUIST
1924 - 2019
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 396
Jürgen Kissner
CYCLIST
1942 - 2019
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 397
Mary L. Good
CHEMIST
1931 - 2019
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 398
Ayşen Gruda
ACTOR
1944 - 2019
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 399
Ken Kavanagh
RACING DRIVER
1923 - 2019
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 400
Artur Brauner
PRODUCER
1918 - 2019
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 401
Carolee Schneemann
ARTIST
1939 - 2019
HPI: 54.80
Rank: 402
Frans Andriessen
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2019
HPI: 54.80
Rank: 403
Carlo Maria Abate
RACING DRIVER
1932 - 2019
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 404
Miguel León-Portilla
HISTORIAN
1926 - 2019
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 405
Anatoly Krutikov
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 2019
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 406
In Australia
Among people born in Australia, Ken Kavanagh ranks 263 out of 1,143. Before him are Mia Wasikowska (1989), John Finnis (1940), John Broughton (1952), David Malet Armstrong (1926), Catherine Martin (1965), and Danny Clark (1951). After him are Teresa Palmer (1986), Richard Bonynge (1930), Tones and I (2000), Horace Rice (1872), Edgar Moon (1904), and John Pilger (1939).
Others born in Australia
Go to all RankingsMia Wasikowska
ACTOR
1989 - Present
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 257
John Finnis
PHILOSOPHER
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 258
John Broughton
ASTRONOMER
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 259
David Malet Armstrong
PHILOSOPHER
1926 - 2014
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 260
Catherine Martin
DESIGNER
1965 - Present
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 261
Danny Clark
CYCLIST
1951 - Present
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 262
Ken Kavanagh
RACING DRIVER
1923 - 2019
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 263
Teresa Palmer
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 264
Richard Bonynge
MUSICIAN
1930 - Present
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 265
Tones and I
SINGER
2000 - Present
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 266
Horace Rice
TENNIS PLAYER
1872 - 1950
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 267
Edgar Moon
TENNIS PLAYER
1904 - 1976
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 268
John Pilger
FILM DIRECTOR
1939 - 2023
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 269
Among RACING DRIVERS In Australia
Among racing drivers born in Australia, Ken Kavanagh ranks 9. Before him are Alan Jones (1946), Mark Webber (1976), Tim Schenken (1943), Mick Doohan (1965), Daniel Ricciardo (1989), Wayne Gardner (1959), and Casey Stoner (1985). After him are Vern Schuppan (1943), Frank Gardner (1931), Paul Hawkins (1937), Tony Gaze (1920), and Warwick Brown (1949).
Alan Jones
1946 - Present
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 2
Mark Webber
1976 - Present
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 3
Tim Schenken
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 4
Mick Doohan
1965 - Present
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 5
Daniel Ricciardo
1989 - Present
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 6
Wayne Gardner
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 7
Casey Stoner
1985 - Present
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 8
Ken Kavanagh
1923 - 2019
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 9
Vern Schuppan
1943 - Present
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 10
Frank Gardner
1931 - 2009
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 11
Paul Hawkins
1937 - 1969
HPI: 50.26
Rank: 12
Tony Gaze
1920 - 2013
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 13
Warwick Brown
1949 - Present
HPI: 50.11
Rank: 14